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The nearly 300-page report is the first waterfront plan since Superstorm Sandy, and comes at the end of a year in which the city was rocked by multiple severe weather…

ByLiz Donovan 3Comments

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Dec 2021

Climate and Environment Government Opinion

Opinion: Climate Attribution Technology is Vital in the Fight for Environmental Justice

‘Acknowledging the inequitable distribution of climate change’s damage is an important step, but we must do better. Those with the fewest resources should not have to shoulder the full burden…

ByKevin Reed

ByMichael Wehner 0Comments

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Dec 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations News

Two Months After Ida, Only 32 Undocumented New Yorkers Have Received Storm Damage Relief Funds

So far, 85 undocumented applicants have been approved to receive the city and state joint relief assistance funds; another 33,000 survivors have been approved for FEMA’s Individual Assistance Program as…

ByDaniel Parra 2Comments

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Oct 2021

Climate and Environment Opinion

Opinion: How New York Can Prepare for the New Reality of Climate Catastrophe

‘The protective mechanisms that the city built after Sandy did little to stop what New York experienced the night of Ida, bringing into sharp relief not just that climate catastrophe…

ByAsad Dandia 0Comments

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Oct 2021

Climate and Environment

Heat Killed More Than 100 NYC Residents Since 2010, Report Finds

Black New Yorkers were two times more likely to die from heat conditions than other city residents over the last decade, a report by New York City’s Health Department shows.

ByLiz Donovan 0Comments

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Oct 2021

Climate and Environment Transportation

NYC to Craft Multiagency Plan for Adapting to Climate Change

The Council passed a flurry of environmental bills Thursday, including measures to create a citywide climate adaptation plan, an all-electric school bus fleet and an office of urban agriculture.

ByLiz Donovan 0Comments

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Sep 2021

Government Opinion

Opinion: NYC Needs a New Metric for Warning Residents About Deadly Storms

‘Unlike with heat and cold, there are no clear standards in New York for triggering an emergency notification around rain, and no clear steps in place to ensure the most…

ByKevin Reed 0Comments

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Sep 2021

Economy Transportation

Ida Highlights Plight of Delivery Workers During Extreme Rain

Workers who deliver food—who’ve faced a number of job-related risks throughout the pandemic, and who are often immigrants—must also contend with the challenges of increasingly extreme weather events.

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Sep 2021

Climate and Environment Government Transportation

Deadly Rainfall Marks New Climate Era for NYC, Leaders Say: ‘Expect the Very Worst’

Flash floods from historic rains Wednesday night killed nine New Yorkers, eight of whom died in basements of residential homes, officials said Thursday. Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov.…

ByJeanmarie Evelly

ByLiz Donovan 0Comments

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Aug 2021

Climate and Environment

To Measure NYC’s Heat Islands, Scientists Recruit Residents in Hardest-Hit Neighborhoods

New York is the third worst city—behind Newark, N.J., and New Orleans, La.—in terms of urban heat islands, with temperatures reaching an average of more than 7.6 degrees higher than…

ByLiz Donovan 8Comments

NYC’s Waterfront Plan Maps Out Next Decade for City’s Coastlines

Opinion: Climate Attribution Technology is Vital in the Fight for Environmental Justice

Two Months After Ida, Only 32 Undocumented New Yorkers Have Received Storm Damage Relief Funds

Opinion: How New York Can Prepare for the New Reality of Climate Catastrophe

Heat Killed More Than 100 NYC Residents Since 2010, Report Finds

NYC to Craft Multiagency Plan for Adapting to Climate Change

Opinion: NYC Needs a New Metric for Warning Residents About Deadly Storms

Ida Highlights Plight of Delivery Workers During Extreme Rain

Deadly Rainfall Marks New Climate Era for NYC, Leaders Say: ‘Expect the Very Worst’

To Measure NYC’s Heat Islands, Scientists Recruit Residents in Hardest-Hit Neighborhoods

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